Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 592 - 590: Lying Flat (Extra update, please subscribe)_1

Chapter 592: Chapter 590: Lying Flat (Extra update, please subscribe)_1

Mo Sect’s Mechanism City.

Cloaked in black robes with shoulder lines sharp as knives, Fang Xi’s features were cold and indifferent. Donning a black bamboo hat, his magic power fluctuated at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, causing many Immortal Cultivators to give way and avoid him by a good distance.

In the Earth Immortal Realm, a Nascent Soul Cultivator was considered middle management in an average power hierarchy.

Within Mechanism City, however, the majority of cultivators Fang Xi encountered were still at the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation stages.

This was naturally another false identity he had created. As for the previous cover, he had already decided to discard it.

He walked with hands clasped behind his back, casually observing each shop he passed by.

Talismans, Spiritual Pills, Talisman Forging, Arrays, Miscellaneous goods...

Immersed for more than ten days amidst all sorts of shops, Fang Xi had finally got a rough idea of the price levels in the Earth Immortal Realm.

’Some low-level Spiritual Objects, if resold to the Lower Realm in exchange for other items and brought to the Earth Immortal Realm, seem promising...’

’But doing so would require establishing a trading firm and a power base for cover, which seems a bit troublesome... and it draws too much attention.’

’Recently, there’s no war of descending from the Higher Realm, and I always play well with others without creating enemies, so there’s no sense of urgency... It’s better to find a place to freely cultivate for now. As for inter-realm trade, that can wait until later...’

Several days later.

At the heart of Mechanism City, within the colossal auction house.

"Congratulations to this Sir, the final highlight ’Condensation Infancy Pill’ now belongs to you!"

An elderly Nascent Soul cultivator with white hair and beard gleefully announced.

Within the private booth, Fang Xi watched the proceedings with an expressionless face.

This auction in Mechanism City was not the grand auction that took place every three hundred years, but a regular one.

Even so, the few final highlighted auction items were quite remarkable.

For instance, this ’Condensation Infancy Pill’ was a Spiritual Pill he had taken when he achieved his own Nascent Soul; its effects were much better than the ’Infant Transformation Pill’ by an unknown magnitude.

However, this pill wasn’t won by Fang Xi.

He simply wished to keep a low profile, and so missing out on this ’Condensation Infancy Pill’ didn’t bother him.

’As for Hong Yu, I can head to Sky Ink Pavilion to pick out a suitable cultivation practice for someone with a Void Spirit Root and then tell her it’s something found in the ruins...’

After the auction ended, Fang Xi left the premises along with the crowd, with no intention of attending the private exchange for Nascent Soul cultivators. He flew out of Mechanism City.

Boom Boom Boom!

Shortly afterwards, the whole of Mechanism City burst into thunderous rumbling sounds. The gigantic rock ’Puppets’ shaped as ’Giant God Soldiers’ stood still, but from each side of the city, even larger statues emerged.

True Dragon, Phoenix, Xuanwu, Kylin...

The four great rock Puppets roared as the entire Mechanism City began to slowly move.

First ascending steadily into the sky, it then moved toward a specific direction, stirring the winds and clouds as it progressed...

’The next time Mechanism City comes this way, who knows when that will be.’

As he watched Mechanism City disappear into the distance, Fang Xi sighed but had no intention of traveling through the thousands of nations on the plains, or the wider world beyond.

Given his current weak strength, it was better to act like a Land Turtle and not stick out too much.

In simple terms, he just wanted to find someplace to lay low...

"Next, I should visit Flying Sun City first, then find a suitable place for secluded cultivation..."

"If I can find a suitable fifth-order Spiritual Vein, that would be even better."

Fang Xi thought to himself quietly.

In the Setting Sun Plain, fifth-order Spiritual Veins definitely existed, but likely were already claimed by Transcendent God Sects.

If he joined as a guest, it was possible to join and take advantage of the spiritual energy and other benefits, but that would mean restrictions and made Fang Xi uncomfortable.

Moreover...

He was more inclined to plant trees in the Earth Immortal Realm. Given the current size of the Demon Tree, its speed in absorbing spiritual energy was quite astonishing and could affect the cultivation of nearby cultivators.

It would be best to have a place of his own, making the task even more challenging.

’But however difficult it is, I have to think of a way... The progress of the Eternal Green Body in the Lower Realm has always been as slow as a crawl... perhaps the ’Eternal Green Body’ can’t grow properly in the Lower Realm, and must be cultivated in the Earth Immortal Realm...’

When thinking of the Ancestral Demon Tree, Fang Xi remembered the great Demonic Beasts sealed in the Lower Realm.

During this period, he had also been seeking relevant information, but the results had been somewhat frustrating.

The Immortal Body and Incarnate Thousands talents of the Monster Clan were still quite famous in the Earth Immortal Realm, and as opponents, the Human Cultivators were naturally researching countermeasures, with some success.

Unfortunately, those methods were either about mastering some extremely powerful Secret Skills or obtaining an item or peculiar poison of fifth-order or higher.

Even if Fang Xi was willing to reveal his wealth, he couldn’t purchase such things in Mechanism City...

After all, although Mo Sect’s Mechanism City was well-known in the Setting Sun Plain, when considering the scope of the Earth Immortal Realm’s 99 territories, it was but a minor Sect.

"Luckily, I’ve fortified the seals; there’s no need to rush..."

In Fang Xi’s hand, a purple light flashed, revealing a jade scroll he had purchased at great expense—it was a map of the human race.

His Divine Consciousness entered the scroll, focusing on the section he wanted and then enlarging it.

"Setting Sun Plain, located in the ’Star Domain’ among the 99 territories. Legend has it that a long time ago, a meteor fell into this domain, creating an expansive Abyss, hence its name..."

"The overlord of Star Domain is the ’Star Sect,’ rumored to have Integration-level cultivators in charge. Compared to Star Domain, Setting Sun Plain is like a drop in the ocean..."

"However, I won’t go to the area governed by Star Sect... It’s quite fine to stay in some backwater place."

Fang Xi shifted his gaze from Star Sect’s main gate and quickly identified places near Setting Sun Plain with abundant cultivation resources on the map.

"Poison Dragon Ridge, Ten Thousand Spring Forest, Mysterious Dark Abyss..."

"Poison Dragon Ridge and Ten Thousand Spring Forest are both too dangerous, let’s check out the Mysterious Dark Abyss first..."

The Mysterious Dark Abyss, said to be an abyss, is actually a giant rift in the earth, rumored to be a branch of the pit of stars, spanning over ten million miles...

In the land of the deep abyss, some kind of underground water vein had been unearthed, producing a type of heavy black water that is dark and mysterious!

In such a peculiar environment, many unique spiritual objects and demonic beasts had grown, attracting numerous Immortal Cultivators to stop by, and a market had been established near the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

With that thought, Fang Xi instantly transformed into a pitch-black Escape Light, flying towards the ’Mysterious Dark Abyss’.

...

Near Flying Sun City.

The city lord ’Zhang Longhu’ bellowed angrily, his True Core burst forth, and streams of inner strength surged within him, forming the shape of a dragon’s head with his left palm and the shape of a tiger’s claw with his right, enveloped by a layer of tiger-shaped qi.

The two kinds of inner strength merged, turning into a spectacle of dragons and tigers dancing chaotically.

Roar! Roar!

The dragon and tiger roars caused hundreds of trees within the vicinity to be uprooted entirely, with mud and broken stones flying everywhere!

Swoosh!

Behind an ancient tree with coiled roots, a figure suddenly appeared, holding a strange-looking Spirit Snake Sword in hand.

At the hilt of this piece of martial equipment, several top-grade Spirit Stones were embedded.

Now, with several reverse slashes, a sky full of Sword Light danced wildly, with golden snake Phantoms emerging and besieging Zhang Longhu.

The golden snakes clashed with the dragon and tiger qi, eventually dissipating into nothingness.

Spurt!

Just then, on the ground, a burst of earthy radiance flashed, and a martial artist burned his Talismans rapidly, unleashing consecutive palm strikes that heavily hit Zhang Longhu on the back.

Boom! Boom!

The eighteen consecutive palm shadows broke through Zhang Longhu’s defensive qi, leaving a palm imprint on his back.

Zhang Longhu, like a butterfly through flowers, dived forward, quickly covering a distance of dozens of yards, before turning to look at the assailant.

The assailant was short in stature, unremarkable in appearance, but his hands were pitch-black, with each finger being of equal length.

"Spirit Snake Sword and Earth Palace Palm..."

Zhang Longhu’s face turned crimson, obviously wounded by the palm imprint on his back, and now he had to draw from his True Core to forcibly suppress the injury, "You are all renowned figures from around here... You dare to assassinate the city lord, aren’t you afraid of being wanted by Ding Country?"

"Heh heh... Zhang, you jest."

The True Core martial artist holding the Spirit Snake Sword, with gentle features and a slight smile while holding the snake-shaped Spiritual Sword, replied, "If Ding Country places blame, then when the time comes, it’s no big deal to flee to another country... Compared to that ’Martial Arts Pill’, what is it even worth?"

’Indeed, the news has leaked!’

Zhang Longhu’s heart sank, his mind quickly flashing through several names, then he looked at the short martial artist, "I only have one Martial Arts Pill, how will you divide it?"

"Sir Zhang doesn’t need to sow discord..."

To his surprise, the short martial artist with the dark hands chuckled coldly, "I have already reached an agreement with Master She, when the time comes, this Spiritual Pill will naturally belong to me..."

’Now I’m in trouble...’

Zhang Longhu’s heart sank again.

He wouldn’t fear either of these two if it were a one-on-one fight, but together they were quite troublesome.

’Could it be, today will be the day I die here?’

A fierce light flashed in Zhang Longhu’s eyes.

He would never give up the Martial Arts Pill. Whoever dared to snatch the elixir would pay with their life!

Just at that moment, an Escape Light suddenly passed by, carrying a presence that terrified all three True Core cultivators.

"A high-level cultivator?!"

She Yu, wielder of the Spirit Snake Sword, was shocked, but when he saw that the Escape Light passed by without stopping, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, "It seems to be just passing by..."

But before he could finish his thought, the Escape Light turned back and revealed a black-robed cultivator wearing a hat.

"Are you... the city lord of Flying Sun City?"

Fang Xi looked at Zhang Longhu, his voice hoarse.

"Indeed... Esteemed immortal master..."

Before Zhang Longhu could say more, he saw a flash of a thin, green line.

But by the time Fang Xi returned, he was already crying out in his heart, knowing something was wrong, and the two formidable True Core experts who had been secretly retreating had been split into pieces in an instant.

"Thank you for your life-saving grace, esteemed immortal master!"

Zhang Longhu immediately paid a great tribute, his tone full of gratitude.

If it weren’t for Fang Xi, he might indeed have already been dead.

"’Martial Arts Pill’?"

Fang Xi let out a sneer, "You were able to get this pill by chance... As this old ancestor has accepted Yuan’er in Flying Sun City, I seemed to be fated with you, the city lord. He is from the Li Family..."

Zhang Longhu was a smart man and immediately said, "I swear that in the future, I will treat this family well!"

"Good!"

Fang Xi’s figure suddenly vanished, without even leaving his name...